[X4U] Cheap Reliable USB Laser Printer

[Neil Laubenthal]

On Dec 13, 2007, at 20:32, David R. Boag, DDS wrote:

> My parents' have an Apple LaserWriter Select 360 (one of Apple's  
> best printers they ever sold under their own name). It is LocalTalk  
> only.
>

Yeah . . .mine finally died so I got a used HP 2100.

> What I really want my dad to do is to upgrade to a Mac Mini and get  
> a simple USB printer. He wants a laser printer, not an inkjet. B&W  
> is fine. They've never had color. The last time I was looking for a  
> laser printer, i got an HP, and it still sits on my desk. It's been  
> reliable.
>
> Is HP still a good way to go for a cheap printer? They want one for  
> roughly $150 or so. Is there a better alternative to HP now for low- 
> end laser printers?

HP's are still good . . .although none of the currently available  
models are built as well as the LW 360 . . .or the HP2100TN I have.  
They're a lot more of a 'use it until it breaks' like an inkjet is  
than a 'use it forever' like HP and Apple printers of yesteryear.